Apparatus for feeding soles to cementing-machines.



G'. R. OHEESMAN;

APPARATUS FOR FEEDING some T0 OEMENTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION IILED DEO.27,1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908. SHEET 1.

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R GHEESMAN. APPARATUS FOR FEEDING SOLES T0 GEMENTIN G MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 27,1907.

' Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT ossron.

GEORGE R. OHEESMAN, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO DUNN AND MCCARTHY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION.

APPARATUS FOR FEEDING SOLES TO OEMENTING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 27, 1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 408,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. CHEES- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding Soles to Cementing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom anying drawings, and to the letters and igures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in self-feeding apparatus for sole-cementing machines, the object in view being to generally improve upon and render more efficient this type of apparatus and comprises means whereby finished soles may be fed to the cementing machine automatically without marring or staining the finished surfaces.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accom panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional vlew longitudinally through the reciprocating carriage and receptacle containing a pile of finished soles to be cemented. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the slide. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail view of a connecting means between the pitman-and slide of the apparatus.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and B designate two rollers between which the soles are adapted to be fed for cementing, and said rollers are mounted upon the shafts A and B respectively, which shafts arejournaled in suitable boxings B as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Fixed to the shaft A is a pitman operating wheel O having a stud pin C mounted eccentrically thereon and to which pin a pitman D is pivotally connected, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

E designates a hopper or receptacle in which a pile of finished soles to be cemented are deposited, one upon another as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The bottom of said hopper has a longitudinal recess E formed therein which is shown in the sectional view in Fig. 3 of the drawings'to receive a sole feeding slide F, an enlarged detail of which is shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the upper surface of the slide being flush with the bottom of the hopper upon either side of the recess therein, so as to allow the lower sole of the pile to rest flat upon said slide and bottom of the hopper.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that a flange E projects below the bottom of the hopper upon one side thereof and said flange is provided with an elongated slot G. Fixed to and project ing below the slide F is a block H, said block extending through an elongated slot F. formed through the bottom wall of said recess. N designates a horizontally disposed bar having an elongated flaring portion N shown clearly in Fig. 9 of the draw ings. Said bar N has a contracted portion N 2 which projects through and is adapted to have a play in the longitudinal slot G, and I designates a block which is ap'ertured and is mounted upon the portion of the bar N which passes through said slot and serves to guide the bar as it reciprocates back and forth in said slot. J designates a stud pin which is mounted in the end of the bar N and serves as a pivot for one end of the pitman. Upon reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that one end of said slide has a beading or raised portion Q of hook shape and adapted to engage the end of the under sole of the pile in order to feed the sole forward through the slot L formed in the end of the hopper, said slot L being in cleat, designatedin the drawings by letter. F

and shown clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings,

isprovided; This cleat may be fastened on by screws or any other suitable fastening means and a slide not shown may be slipped into grooves in. the opposite Walls of the hopper to form an inclined wall to the hopperr-when utilizedzfor feeding short soles such.

as for childrens sizes.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is as follows :It is my purpose to place-Withinthe hopper a pile of finished soles with the finished sides of the solesdown. When the reciprocating slide isemployed, asshownin'Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawings, eachtime the slide is driven forward its hooked endwill feed forward the undermost-sole of the 'pile to aposition to be caught and fed between the two rollers A- and B. Upo'n thereturn-movement of the slide which is-drivenby the pitman having catingmovement' of the slide, the various soles will be successively fed forward automatically until the entire number of soles in the hopper has been. fed to the cementing machine.

From=the foregoing, it will'be noted'that, by the provision of the apparatus shown and described, a simple and 'eflicient means is afforded for" automatically feeding uniformly the unfinished soles for shoes to a cementing machine andby which apparatus any stainingof 'the finished surfaces is prevented, and

materially reducing the cost incident to the manufacture of-the shoe.

WhatI-claim to be new is 1: A self feeding device forsole cementing machines comprising a hopper, friction rollers between which soles are fedfrom the hopper, one of the side walls of the hopper having an extension projecting from. the;

bottom thereof and provided with an elongated slot, a bar mounted with one end in said slot, means for. guiding the bar as it is moved back and forth in the slot, a pitman connected at one end to said bar and its other endconnected to one of the friction rollers, the bottom of the hopper having a recess, a slide movably held in said recess, an

.apertured lug projecting from the bottom of saidslide through a slot in the bottom of the hopper andengagedby the innerendof said bar, the rear end of said slide having aslioulder projecting above its upper surface, the outer edge of'said shoulder being curved and adapted to seat in a rabbetedportion inthe end wall of the hopper, asset forth.

2. A self feeding devicefor sole cementingmachines comprising a hopper, friction rollers between which solesare fed from thehopper, one of the side walls of thehopper' having an extension projecting from the bottom thereof and provided with-an elongated slot, a bar mounted with one endin said'slot, said bar provided with an integral flange designed to bear against the inner surface of the extensionof'said'wall of the'hopper, a disk fitted upon the projecting end-of said bar, a pitman retaining said disk in place upon said bar, and pivotally connected to the latter and adapted-to be'driven'by connections with one ofsaid rollers, the bottom of the hopper being recessed, a slideseated in said recess and having a shoulder at its inner end, anapertured-lugprojecting from said'slide through a slot in the bottom of'the hopper, the inner end of said bar engaging the aperture in said'lug, as set forth. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE R. CHEESMAN.

Witnesses:

HAMILTON GR'EQUE, W. L. HANKINS. 

